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MS HB4175

Bill

Status

Failed

4/15/2026

Primary Sponsor

Rickey Thompson

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Restores voting rights to Charles Covington of Lee County, Mississippi, who lost suffrage due to felony convictions
  • Covington was convicted on February 26, 2009, of residential burglary and two counts of third-degree arson in Lee County
  • Sentences totaled 13 years: 7 years for burglary and 3 years each for the two arson charges, served with the Mississippi Department of Corrections
  • Released to Earned Release Supervision on October 18, 2011, and fully discharged on August 3, 2012
  • Legislature notes Covington has conducted himself as a law-abiding citizen since discharge

Legislative Description

Suffrage; restore to Charles Covington of Lee County.

Last Action

Died In Committee

4/15/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary, Division B3/26/2026
Judiciary B3/23/2026

Full Bill Text

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